Louis Delmas back at Lions practice

Summary of 2 articles · Updated Oct 3, 2012

With the Lions off this week, though, Delmas will have plenty of time to adjust back to football life. Delmas was originally projected to return to the field in time to play in the first game of the season, but Delmas’ absence has lingered well into the r… (more)egular season. Twentyman writes that Delmas didn’t look limited “at all” during practice, although how Delmas’ knee reacts to the return to work will be worth watching before any assumptions are made about his availability for the game against the Eagles. Delmas has not practiced with the team since July and his return has been eagerly anticipated since he underwent knee surgery early in August. The team has played John Wendling, Amari Spievey and Ricardo Silva at safety with Delmas out and the Lions defense would definitely benefit from a healthy return of the safety. The Lions' pass defense has not given up a ton of yards in his absence. Opposing quarterbacks are completing 66.1 percent of passes against them, tied for the seventh-highest mark in the league.